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District and community nursing teams provide an invaluable service to the individuals, families and communities which they serve; and are integral to the delivery of timely, quality, integrated health care. (RCN, 2014, A call to action). Use this guide to find information resources about district and community nursing including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 04/11/2019

Key Resources

QNI and RCN district nursing report The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Royal College of Nursing (2019) Outstanding models of district nursing report, London: QNI and RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2016) Personal safety when working alone: guidance for members working in health and social care, London: RCN. Royal College of Nursing (2016) Personal safety when working alone: guidance for members working in health and social care, London: RCN.
RCN - Iron deficiency Royal College of Nursing (2019) Iron deficiency and anaemia in adults, London: RCN.
The Kings Fund (2016) Understanding quality in district nursing services: learning from patients, carers and staff, London: Kings Fund.
Department of Health Northern Ireland (2018) A district nursing framework 2018-2026, (no place): DH.
NHS Scotland (2017) Paper 3 – the district nursing role in integrated community nursing teams, Scotland: NHS Scotland.
NHS England (2019) The NHS long term plan, (no place): NHS England.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (2017) Transition from children's to adult community services: learning resource, London: QNI
  • This online learning resource aims to support community and primary care professionals to improve the experience of a young person transitioning from children’s to adult community services.
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The Queen’s Nursing Institute (2016) General practice nursing in the 21st century: a time of opportunity, London: QNI.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (2015) The value of the district nurse specialist practitioner qualification, London: QNI.
Queen’s Nursing Institute (2016) Transition to district nursing, London: QNI.
  • This resource is designed for nurses who are new to a community nursing role.
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The Queen’s Nursing Institute and The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (2015) The QNI/QNIS voluntary standards for district nurse education and practice, London: QNI.
We would like to thank the RCN District Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Chilton S and Bain H (2017) A textbook of community nursing (2nd edition), Boca Raton: CRC Press. Chilton S and Bain H (2017) A textbook of community nursing (2nd edition), Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Drennan V (2014) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Drennan V (2014) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Harkness - Community and public health nursing Harkness G and DeMarco R (2015) Community and public health nursing: evidence for practice (2nd international edition), Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Holt - ABC of diabetes Holt TA and Kumar S (2015) ABC of diabetes (7th edition), Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Luker - health visiting Luker K, McHugh G and Bryar R (2016) Health visiting: preparation for practice (4th edition), Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Peate I and Glencross W (2015) Wound care at a glance, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Nicol J (2015) Nursing adults with long term conditions (second edition), London: SAGE. Nicol J (2015) Nursing adults with long term conditions (2nd edition), London: SAGE.

Book subject searches

Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

Journal articles

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

Journals

Journal of Community Health Nursing Journals of interest for district and community nursing. Use these links to see details of availability.

Explore

RCN District and Community Nursing Forum - Driving quality care at home.
  • This sketch animation was created by the RCN District Nursing Steering Group to highlight the work that District Nurses do.
    Watch video
RCN Events video on demand: Exploring quality of life for patients with leg ulcers: are we missing a vital piece of the jigsaw?
  • Dr Julie Green, Chair of the RCN District and Community Nursing Forum, focusses on person-centred care linked to chronic venous leg ulcer care. The principles presented can be applied to all person-centred care. Register online for free access to this video.
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Nursing History Collection

The Nursing history collection generally consists of modern books about the history of nursing which can be borrowed by RCN members.
Baly M (1987) A history of the Queen’s Nursing Institute, London: Croom Helm.
Cohen S (2010) The district nurse, Oxford: Shire. Cohen S (2010) The district nurse, Oxford: Shire.
Jordan P (2012) District nurse: my life as a nurse in the 1950s, London: Orion. Jordan P (2012) District nurse: my life as a nurse in the 1950s, London: Orion.
Morrison C (2017) Hebridean heroines: twentieth century Queen's Nurses (1940s-1970s), Laxay, Isle of Lewis: Islands Book Trust.

Special collections

Our Permanent Collection consists of nursing specific core items and rare items. Items are viewable by appointment at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre.
Baly M, Robottom B and Clark J (1987) District nursing (2nd edition), London: Heinemann.
Handbook for Queen's Nurses (1924), London: The Scientific Press.
Loane M (1905) Outlines of routine in district nursing, London: The Scientific Press.
Stocks M (1960) A hundred years of district nursing, London: Allen and Unwin.

Archives

The RCN Archive contains some of the most important collections dedicated to the history of the nursing profession in the UK, including the organisational records of the Queen Victoria's Institute of District Nursing Scottish branch which subsequently became the Queens Nursing Institute, Scotland (QNIS). Viewable in Edinburgh by appointment.
The RCN Archive contains over 600 recordings of individuals from across the nursing profession. Search "T/*" in the RefNo search field of the archive catalogue to browse the collection.

QNIS

The Queen's Nursing Institute Heritage website explores the 150 year history of district nursing in the UK.

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